Contemporary Medievalisms Panel - NeMLA 2015; 4/30-5/3

full name / name of organization:

Northeast MLA

contact email:

lauere@sunysuffolk.edu

Contemporary Medievalisms: The proliferation of medievalism in popular culture - as Chaucer’s Twitter account, Game of Thrones, and historical young adult novels set in Medieval Europe all attest - expresses varying ideas about what the Middle Ages could mean to our current historical moment. This panel seeks papers that explore contemporary ideas about the Middle Ages as they appear in a variety of popular culture venues. We especially welcome those that engage with global perspectives on the idea of the ‘Middle Ages.’